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A Pen And A Napkin

Martin Plum

A weekly basketball coaches clinic that you can have in your pocket

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75:01

"The Coaching Staff" Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2025/10/20

The goal of every offense is to create the best shots for the best players, but how do you get down to the details of accomplishing that goal? This week, Tony and I break down the intricacies of getting great shots, from your set list to passing and screening. We also have a good TWIB segment, where we discuss Giannis, J-Kidd's new contract, a preview of the NCAA Top 10's and a preview of the NBA Pacific Division. Enjoy!

77:15

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #298 John Carrier

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2025/10/16

It's the best $5 I've spent in a while . . . after years of negotiation, I was finally able to bribe John Carrier from Nova Classic (MN) to come on the podcast! John and I discuss a bunch of different topics, including hiring AC's, offensive basketball, building a culture, making basketball fun for the players while also getting them to work hard, plus we take a deep dive into sharing the game and why it's important to be a life long learner. A great podcast with a bunch of great information!

74:06

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2025/10/13

There are very few people who we can associate with one word or phrase, but when you think of Nolan Richardson, "40 Minutes of Hell" immediately comes to mind! Coach Richardson was one of the best coaches of the 1980s and 90s in college basketball, leading Arkansas to its one and only national championship in 1994. We'll talk about the ups and downs of Coach Richardson's career, have some trivia, take a deep dive on the state of the WNBA and then break down what is perhaps the NBA's toughest

66:15

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #297 Chad Mustard

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2025/10/09

Chad Mustard is the boys basketball coach at Omaha Roncalli Catholic High School, and he has had a varied and exciting career. A former All-Stater in multiple sports in Nebraska who played multiple sports at the Division II level and eventually found himself on multiple NFL rosters, Coach Mustard brings those experiences and more to his coaching resume. In this episode, we talk about those things, along with fundraising, taking steps in growth in the program. pressbreaks, player development and much

58:16

The Great Teams Volume IV-The 2007-08 Tennessee Lady...

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2025/10/06

The first female team that we are breaking down on the "The Great Teams" podcast is a terrific one! Pat Summitt's last national championship team in 2008 finished the journey of going "back to back" with one of college basketball's greatest players, Candace Parker. We break down the roster, the schedule and the journey of this squad with Nate Wall and Jacob Brindle; enjoy!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #296 MBCA Clinic Roundtable

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2025/10/02

We had a great time getting together before the Omaha Metro Basketball Coaches Association clinic last week! Dave Hubert of Ashland-Greenwood (NE), Bruce Chubick of Omaha Central and Derek Sonderland of Tri-Center Neola (IA) jumped on the roundtable to discuss a variety of topics gearing up towards the season, including practice planning, quotes and more!

78:02

"The Coaching Staff" Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2025/09/29

One of the greatest challenges that faces most coaches is how much time and energy to devote to installing your offensive system. Spend too little time on it and your offense starts the season clunky and uneven, even moreso than it's already going to be. Spend too much time and other areas of your team suffers, like your team defense or rebounding. In this episode, Tony and I breakdown some ideas that you can use to help you install your offense and your sets, from time management to best practices

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #295 Bruce Dall

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2025/09/25

Really excited to feature Bruce Dall, the girls basketball coach at Cedar Rapids Prairie (IA) High School. Dall, the 2024 National High School Basketball Coach of the Year, has won multiple state titles and has chosen to make the leap to a higher classification in Prairie, and we discuss those changes and how it has affected his philosophy. In addition, we talk about being in shape as a coach, peaking at the end of the season, pressbreaks, pressure defense, half court defense and much more! A really

78:32

"The Coaching Staff" Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2025/09/22

As summer turns to fall, it means that we are taking more and more steps towards the start of our seasons! To prepare for your season, your players need to both be in shape and bond over situations that could generously be called "shared suffering". This week, Tony and I break down numerous different activities that a coaching staff can put their team through to get them ready for the upcoming season, both inside and outside the gym. In addition, we have trivia, a discusssion on both the WNBA

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #294 USA Gold Camp Drils...

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2025/09/18

Here is part II of our two part series breaking down the clinics and drills that were shared at the USA Gold Camp in Omaha over Labor Day weekend! Excited to have John Jungers from Omaha, Dominic Amorosa from Houston, Texas, Ryan Hintz from Kansas City, Missouri and Brandon Shaver from Lake Travis, Texas discussing topics to help players and coaches grow while working with some of the best youth players in the country. Enjoy!

76:21

"The Coaching Staff" Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2025/09/15

The topic was so good last week that we had to divide it into two podcasts! This week, Tony and I dive into the second part of our pod about leadership in your program and how you can be the best leader possible for the program. We addressed leading by example, staying calm, having high standards with minimal rules, be a developer of a whole program and have great passion for your job! We also have trivia, some TWIB topics, including predictions for the WNBA brackets and a preview of the NBA's

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #293 USA Gold Camp Drills...

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2025/09/11

This week's interview series is of the "Quick HItter" style; we've got four coaches that worked the USA Gold Camp with me in Omaha a couple of weeks ago, and we're going to break down their clinics and what they did in their clinic. Brandon Henderson discusses rebounding, while Karen Self chats about finishing around the basket. Ras Vanderloo talks about 3 x 3, while James Bush comes on to talk about the camp and learning from other coaches. This was alot of fun to put together, and we've got part

78:01

"The Coaching Staff" Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2025/09/08

Being the leader of your program means so much more than the X's and O's (although you have to be technically sound as a teacher as well). As the CEO of the program, you need to refine your leadership skills to benefit everyone in your program. This week, Tony and I were going to talk about all of these concepts, but our conversation was so good that we're going to split it into two weeks, so enjoy part one of our conversation, with more to come next week. In addition, we will talk trivia, the Kawhi

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A Pen And. A Napkin-Episode #292 Scott Fitch

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2025/09/04

USA Basketball Gold Medal winning coach Scott Fitch is our guest for episode #292! Coach Fitch led the U16's to another gold medal this summer, and he comes on this week's podcast to talk about relationships, things you canlearn from international basketball, his full time job as a social media speaker, organizing your game day, building a culture and much more! Coach Fitch comes from a family of coaches, and the influence of his father is evident as you talk to him. Enjoy this week's podcast!

62:26

"The Coaching Staff" Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2025/09/02

Lute Olson is, at times, forgotten in the history of college basketball, but this week, Tony and I are here to make sure that Coach gets his flowers for his career. Starting out as a high school teacher and coach for 13 years, Coach Olson got his start at Long Beach CC before moving on to Long Beach State and the University of Iowa. After nine years in the Hawkeye state, Olson moved on to the University of Arizona, where he took a dormant program to a blue blood for the next 25 years. We discuss

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #291 Jason Simons

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2025/08/28

Omaha Westview (NE) GBB HC Jason Simons makes his maiden voyage on APAAN this week as he discusses a lot of great topics! We chat about his move from a smaller school to a bigger school, player development, starting a program from scratch at Westview, the importance of good administrators, favorite drills and much more! Coach Simons has taken his program to the state tournament by year 3, and this year they go from the hunter to the hunted; listen to see how they're going to handle that shift! Great

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Basketball's Greatest Teams-Episode #1 The 1982-83...

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2025/08/26

NEW PODCAST ALERT!!!!!!!The game of basketball has been around since December of 1891, but have we ever really settled this question . . . what team, at the game's highest levels, has been the most dominant single season team ever? We're not just talking about the NBA or college basketball, but the most dominant basketball team ever? In this new series, we're going to use math, the eye test and debate to try to figure out which team is the best basketball team ever at the four highest levels of the

64:14

"The Coaching Staff" Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2025/08/25

Having multiple ball handlers is key to having a team that takes care of the basketball and doesn't turn it over consistently. In this week's podcast, Tony and I break down overall philosophies that we have when it comes to developing better ball handling practices, and we also go through a few of our favorite ball handling drills. In addition, we have trivia and also discuss some of the headlines coming out of the WNBA, including Paige Bueckers' 44 point game. Also, happy retirement John Wall

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #290 John Thompson

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2025/08/21

John Thompson, the longtime men's HC at North Carolina Wesleyan, comes on the pod this week to discuss a variety of topics! Coach talks about his career, his influences, the importance of basketball to his state of North Carolina, how to be a leader for the entire institution, player development, offensive basketball and helping your players grow through your programs culture. This was a really fun pod with a great veteran coach; enjoy!

74:10

"The Coaching Staff" Presented by Ruiz Auto-Episode...

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2025/08/18

Tony and I went to the wise Greg Berge once again to discuss eight issues that can prevent teams from achieveing their goals. From Energy Vampires to cliques to trust, all of these issues can derail any team at any level. Tony and I advise to really use this down time in August and September to address how you plan on working through this issues if they were to crop up within your team this year. In addition, we've got trivia, TWIB and more! Enjoy Episode #140!

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